Cecelia BlalockCoding, Printing & LabelingNutritional label fine-tuningFDA is very pleased with all aspects of its food labeling requirements under the Nutrition Labeling Education Act (NLEA), said Dr. Ed Scarborough, director of FDA's office of food labeling.October 31, 1995Sustainable PackagingBudget battle may clip EPA's wingsRegulatory reformers are using the budget process to curb the powers of federal regulatory agencies, often by denying funding for specific programs. Uncertainty reigns at Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as it waits to see how Congress handles its appropriations.September 30, 1995Coding, Printing & LabelingCPSC ponders skewering charcoal labelsBackyard barbecues are a time-honored American tradition, but they can be dangerous. Improper use of charcoal products in grills and hibachis kill an average of 26 people a year and injure another 400.September 30, 1995DairyPack size restrictions droppedThanks to a change in the uniform weights and measures regulations for dairy products, processors have new opportunities for marketing their products.September 30, 1995HomeRegulatory reform still contentiousAfter several months of relative inactivity during the summer break, the struggle to get a regulatory reform bill through the Senate continues, although it's likely to take a back seat to appropriations and welfare reform.September 30, 1995Sustainable PackagingDebunking more mythsThe popular notion that the nation's solid waste stream is larded with disposable cups, plates, wraps and other foodservice packaging products took another hit in a new study by Franklin Associates, Ltd., a solid waste research group, for the Foodservice & Packaging Institute (FPI).September 30, 1995Coding, Printing & LabelingBST labeling law survivesContainer size is not the only issue over which dairies must grapple between state and federal regulations. In the ongoing BST label law battle in Vermont, both a federal judge and the Court of Appeals rejected an industry motion for an injunction, pending appeal of the law.September 30, 1995BeveragePrice hikes pinch beer marginsBrewers are taking it on the chin as much as anyone when it comes to rising packaging costs, forcing them, and wholesalers, to find new ways to reduce operating and production costs and increase volumes and prices.September 30, 1995Coding, Printing & LabelingStandardized label redux: first food, now pharmaceuticalsWe're becoming a nation of self-prescribed pill pushers, and FDA is concerned that consumers need sufficient information to avoid potential problems.September 30, 1995LabelingFSIS says no to AMIThe U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) denied a request by the American Meat Institute (AMI) for a blanket 6-month extension of the August 8, 1995, deadline for revising ingredient labeling standards.August 31, 1995Previous PagePage 13 of 16Next PageTop StoriesRecyclingThrough the Line Podcast: Top Episodes of 2025, #5 SC Johnson Calls for EPR Clarity at Packaging Recycling SummitThe #5 most downloaded episode: Packaging World editor-in-chief, Matt Reynolds and Jeff Bezzo, executive director of plastic and packaging sustainability at SC Johnson, discussed harmonization across states as a potential catalyst for EPR compliance at the 2025 Packaging Recycling Summit.RecyclingThrough the Line Podcast: Glacier's AI Tool Turns Recycling Data into InsightRecyclingSodaStream, Mastronardi Produce, and Presto Design Paper-based PackagingDigital TransformationAutomation Fair Q&A: Inside Rockwell’s Push Toward Autonomous Packaging for CPGsSponsor ContentSide-entry Liquid Mixer Improves Solids Suspension in Large Tanks
